Ronald Phillips
Professor
- Contact Information
- rjphillips@ucdavis.edu
- (530) 752-2803
- 3010 Bainer Hall
- Educational Background
- B.S., 1984, University of California, Davis
- Ph.D., 1990, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Research Group Site
- Ron Philips’ Research Program
Research Interests
Our research group uses fundamental theoretical and experimental approaches to study transport processes involving small particles in polymer solutions and gels. This work has applications in bioseparation techniques, most of which make use of the sieving effect of hydrogels to separate biological macromolecules, and also in numerous suspension-processing operations. Our overall effort has significant overlap with the fields of colloid science, fluid mechanics and biochemical engineering.
Honors and Awards
- Poste rouge, CNRS, Université de Paris-Sud (Laboratoire FAST), 2005/06
- Whitaker/Childs Teacher-Scholar Award 2001-2004
- AIChE Student Awards for UG teaching (1995, 2001, 2003)
- NSF CAREER Award, 1995-1999
- Dow Teaching Prize, MIT, 1989
- National Science Foundation fellowship, 1985 - 1988
- College of Engineering Medal, UC Davis, for graduating first in the College of Engineering, 1984
- AIChE Northern California Outstanding Senior Award, 1984